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Kenya (Vol 4, 2007)

in Africa Yearbook Online
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Marcel Rutten
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Presidential, parliamentary and local elections took place during 2007. At the beginning of the year, it was unclear which candidates would stand against President Kibaki or for which party Kibaki would himself stand. Political strategising culminated in a race that erupted into serious violence by year's end, claiming hundreds of lives amid accusations of election fraud. President Kibaki, praised for the economic recovery and for providing free education, was hurriedly reinstated for a second term. The world watched in disbelief as Kenya was engulfed by flames.

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